Re: [Octal-dev] text format for param?

[Dave O'Toole]

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> 
> on this particular point:
> 
> Trackers have almost always used the hexadecimal convention in the interface.
> This had the advantage of being able to stick more numbers in a few columns.
> Some trackers have the possibility to switch hexadecimal to decimal for 
> example
> in row numbers. Anyway tracking is a kind of sound/music hacking so I think
> nobody was ever bothered by that.

Buzz uses decimal for row numbers. This is ok because there's only going
to be one such column at a time, so the extra digit(s) don't hurt much.
However for consistency it might be better to use hex. Not totally sure. 


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